Currently listening to...?

[animagic4u]

Anything besides American Music... because most of the songs are being played now just sound terrible...

I must have very tolerable tastes...the older I get the less prejudice I become I guess. ^^
I've actually come to a little bit like rap *shot* ...note that my usual music tastes include techno, dubstep, and metal

Anyhoo~ I'm listening to Chemical Calisthenics by Blackalicious

[chikorita157]

I must have very tolerable tastes...the older I get the less prejudice I become I guess. ^^
I've actually come to a little bit like rap *shot* ...note that my usual music tastes include techno, dubstep, and metal

Anyhoo~ I'm listening to Chemical Calisthenics by Blackalicious

Don't get me wrong, there are still good artists out there... Sadly, it's overshadowed by mediocre and horrible artists like Bruno Mars, LMFAO and Katy Perry... They make my ears barf, which is why I'm so bitter to western pop music, especially if they resort to Autotune to mask their lack of talent...


Again, No offense for people who like these kind of music, but yeah... Firm believer of Sturgeon's law

[kaeru-P]

I must have very tolerable tastes...the older I get the less prejudice I become I guess. ^^
I've actually come to a little bit like rap *shot* ...note that my usual music tastes include techno, dubstep, and metal

Anyhoo~ I'm listening to Chemical Calisthenics by Blackalicious

Well that's make me two listens to both sides, American Music isn't really bad you just have to find  gems within the coals (in your view) . I enjoy listening to music of any genre as it speaks about something in itself, I tend to favor Music that incorporates unique beats and rhythm combining the classical with the contemporary.

Other than that I've accidentally got addicted to 結城アイラ (Aira Yuuki) again after stumbling upon her in my playlists xD (Colorless Wind!!, Dominant Space <3), along with Asami Imai (not as chihaya xD).

Don't get me wrong, there are still good artists out there... Sadly, it's overshadowed by mediocre and horrible artists like Bruno Mars, LMFAO and Katy Perry... They make my ears barf, which is why I'm so bitter to western pop music, especially if they resort to Autotune to mask their lack of talent...


Again, No offense for people who like these kind of music, but yeah... Firm believer of Sturgeon's law

Depends, Perfume for example isn't so bad its from the Japan, yet stumbles upon the same criticism for using auto-tune. Imo, auto-tune is just fine as long as it is used properly, if it goes along the way, I tend to be open-minded to things auto-tune=not necessarily bad music or crappy vocals. Im surprised of all you picked Bruno mars is decent although I've never listened to him that much and katy perry whom is quite good too, Rather than ehrr... let say justin bieber? 

And personally I can understand you since I used to think that way also, till I broadened my view which was the best things I've done in my life Imo, everything is subjective nothing really sucks nothing is good that's part of being human.
Oh well as they say To each their own. If that's what you believe then I respect it then.

[animagic4u]

Depends, Perfume for example isn't so bad its from the Japan, yet stumbles upon the same criticism for using auto-tune.

To be fair, those girls are fine looking and can move.

[chikorita157]

Depends, Perfume for example isn't so bad its from the Japan, yet stumbles upon the same criticism for using auto-tune. Imo, auto-tune is just fine as long as it is used properly, if it goes along the way, I tend to be open-minded to things auto-tune=not necessarily bad music or crappy vocals. Im surprised of all you picked Bruno mars is decent although I've never listened to him that much and katy perry whom is quite good too, Rather than ehrr... let say justin bieber? 

And personally I can understand you since I used to think that way also, till I broadened my view which was the best things I've done in my life Imo, everything is subjective nothing really sucks nothing is good that's part of being human.
Oh well as they say To each their own. If that's what you believe then I respect it then.

I know Autotune is nothing new as pitch correction has been there for a very long time to fix simple mistakes. Still, my main concern is over production of music and less emphasis on talent. Even so, autotune isn't going to make completely talentless people like Rebecca Black sound good... God, she basically killed American music with her really ear bleeding song, Friday. It makes me rage when I hear it. also, I hate the fact that most pop music these days are all about partying, sex and drinking.

Then again, I am pretty cynical, especially now since I watched too many pop song reviews from "Todd in the Shadows." Therefore, I can never see American pop music the same way ever again.

Aside from that, my ranting is getting a bit off topic, so I'll leave it there.

[tsukihime]

Hmhm, my taste generally belongs to songs that are composed well. I must apologize but I once tried listening to Perfume and it sounded just too generic for me.
Maybe someone here can recommend me a good song of theirs? Since I'm usually just a fan of songs not performers.

[animagic4u]

I liked Perfect Star Perfect Style because it has a lot of song elements I like:

-A catchy bass line
-English Lyrics
-Somewhat interesting chords (I like em anyway)

I am listening to it right now ^^

[baruhara]

Well, it was;

『虫のバラード』
〖柏木由紀〗

Which is not as good as Akimoto's version! At all!

But now it's this, which is the most adorable thing I have ever seen. I honestly can't fathom why anybody wouldn't like any of them.

I've actually come to a little bit like rap

Have you listened to 『Movits!』, the Swedish Swing/Hip-Hop band? I assume if you're willing to listen to foreign Japanese songs, you'd be willing to give the wonderful language of Sweden a try.

While I'm recommending Swedish things, 『Detektivbyrån』 is an enjoyable instrumental band that has fun songs, like 『Om Du Möter Varg』, which sounds like a song that should be the soundtrack to a movie where Harry Potter visits the circus that's invaded by aliens.

Well that's make me two listens to both sides, American Music isn't really bad you just have to find  gems within the coals (in your view)

The American music industry is the same as the music industry in any other country; it produces what's popular at the time to make more money. It just happens that pop is most popular in America this time, so a lot of it is pop-oriented as a result.

Foreign music follows different popular genre interests, so it's a breath of fresh air compared to the stagnant hordes of pop idols in the Western world. That's probably why more people who are willing to listen to foreign music find it's more creative than the stuff they're used to.

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[AbsoluteZero45]

I wasn't a big fan of Autotune at first but it started to grow on me.  As far as Perfume goes, I think part of the reason I'm a fan of their music is largly in part to the accompaniment of the background music to their songs.  For someone who grew up on retro games and their music, Perfume's songs kind of just remind me of that.   

Hmhm, my taste generally belongs to songs that are composed well. I must apologize but I once tried listening to Perfume and it sounded just too generic for me.
Maybe someone here can recommend me a good song of theirs? Since I'm usually just a fan of songs not performers.

I haven't really kept up on them much lately, but Artifical Girl and Love the World are two of my more favorites from them.

I liked Perfect Star Perfect Style because it has a lot of song elements I like:

-A catchy bass line
-English Lyrics
-Somewhat interesting chords (I like em anyway)

I am listening to it right now ^^

I think that was one of the first songs I heard from them, and it was because of a MAD someone made between that and Idolmaster (those two seem to go together pretty well.)

[kaeru-P]

The American music industry is the same as the music industry in any other country; it produces what's popular at the time to make more money. It just happens that pop is most popular in America this time, so a lot of it is pop-oriented as a result.

Foreign music follows different popular genre interests, so it's a breath of fresh air compared to the stagnant hordes of pop idols in the Western world. That's probably why more people who are willing to listen to foreign music find it's more creative than the stuff they're used to.

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That's what I was meaning also to say, Japanese or not, west or east depending on your tastes, Some music you will find not to your liking.

Autotune is just a trend, it will most likely not last out in a few years or so, sooner or later a new "trend" would be more commonly used, leaving auto tune back to where it came from.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/auto-tune I highly recomend people watch the first vid there, its a short documentary about auto-tune.

[animagic4u]

Super obsessed with Cymbals.

[PinoyCruger]

亡き王女のためのパヴァーヌ (Pavane for A Dead Princess) from Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX.

[baruhara]

You know you're a Politics student when you get excited over something like this. Hearing George Osborne consistently avoid John Mann's questions is so frustrating.

[nyachan]

Im surprised of all you picked Bruno mars is decent although I've never listened to him that much and katy perry whom is quite good too, Rather than ehrr... let say justin bieber? 

To be fair though, Beiber does have some talent. Not to say it's my taste of music or not, but it's not that he can't sing. Same goes for the constantly dissed Rebecca Black. Both of them are not BAD at singing or anything, it's that the music they're being made to sing doesn't exactly compliment them that well. And even ignoring the music itself, sometimes the company is who fucks up in filtering or altering and what-have you. Neither of them are particularly my taste, but in general I don't think either of them deserve the insults they often are pelted with.

Right now I'm listening to Girls' Generation or game instrumentals (KS or Pokemon mostly). Some Yui mixed in if I go for some shuffle

[animagic4u]

Starving Artists Crew

Don't judge me, it's sensual stuff.